Advances in radical peroxidation with hydroperoxides

• Oleg V. Bityukov,
• Pavel Yu. Serdyuchenko,
• Andrey S. Kirillov,
• Gennady I. Nikishin,
• Vera A. Vil’ and
• Alexander O. Terent’ev

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2959–3006, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.249

• TBHP was developed (Scheme 41) [99]. The reaction proceeds in DMSO at 65 °C, the resulting β-peroxy alcohols 121 were isolated in good yields. It is assumed that in the first step, the reaction of TBHP with a low-valent metal forms tert-butoxy radical A, and that the resulting M(n+1)OH species provide

Recent advances in transition-metal-free arylation reactions involving hypervalent iodine salts

• Ritu Mamgain,
• Kokila Sakthivel and
• Fateh V. Singh

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2891–2920, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.243

Synthesis of pyrrole-fused dibenzoxazepine/dibenzothiazepine/triazolobenzodiazepine derivatives via isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions

• Marzieh Norouzi,
• Mohammad Taghi Nazeri,
• Ahmad Shaabani and
• Behrouz Notash

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2870–2882, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.241

• information All commercially available reagents and chemicals were bought from Merck & Co. and utilized without extra purification. The melting points of all synthesized compounds were measured utilizing an Electrothermal 9200 apparatus. 1H and 13C NMR and spectra in CDCl3 and DMSO-d6 solvents were recorded

• nuclear magnetic resonance) spectra of compound 6f (DMSO-d6, 300 MHz) at 25–85 °C; spectrum A: 25 °C, spectrum B: 35 °C, spectrum C: 45 °C, spectrum D: 55 °C, spectrum E: 65 °C, spectrum F: 75 °C and spectrum E: 85 °C. The crystal structure of 6a (CCDC2365306). UV–vis absorption for compounds 4a, 6c and

Investigation of a bimetallic terbium(III)/copper(II) chemosensor for the detection of aqueous hydrogen sulfide

• Parvathy Mini,
• Michael R. Grace,
• Genevieve H. Dennison and
• Kellie L. Tuck

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2818–2826, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.237

• -DPA)3]3−, Tb.1 exhibited limited solubility in water, becoming insoluble at concentrations exceeding 100 μM. Therefore, a 1 mM stock solution of Tb.1 was prepared in DMSO, with the final concentration of DMSO in analytical solutions kept at ≤5%. Initial luminescence analysis of a 5 μM solution of Tb.1

• ). Response of Tb.1 with Cu2+ ions The addition of excess Cu2+ ions to Tb.1 was expected to result in complete saturation of emission signals. However, upon the titration of Cu2+ ions to 5 μM Tb.1 (10 mM Tris-HCl buffer containing 5% DMSO, pH 7.4), emission signal saturation was not observed until 5

• containing 5% DMSO, pH 7.4 was used (Figure S4 in Supporting Information File 1), with a similar degree of quenching to that observed in 10 mM Tris-HCl buffer. The incomplete quenching in luminescence was previously also observed for the Eu(III)/Cu(II) complex [16]. Supramolecular.org [18], an Open Access

Interaction of a pyrene derivative with cationic [60]fullerene in phospholipid membranes and its effects on photodynamic actions

• Hayato Takagi,
• Çetin Çelik,
• Ryosuke Fukuda,
• Qi Guo,
• Tomohiro Higashino,
• Hiroshi Imahori,
• Yoko Yamakoshi and
• Tatsuya Murakami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2732–2738, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.231

• -methyl-1-pyrrolidone-N-oxide (DEPMPO) were respectively used (schemes in Figure 5). Our previous study demonstrated that both 1O2 and O2•– were generated under irradiation of triad molecules in DMSO/H2O [8]. Under irradiation by a blue LED (464–477 nm, 23 lm·W–1), significant ESR signals corresponding to

• inability of O2•– detection is not known at present. Upon addition of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) to this system, an adduct of DEPMPO and •CH3 (DEPMPO-CH3), which was presumably generated from the reaction of •OH and DMSO, was clearly observed, further confirming the generation of •OH (Figure 5b(iii)). At the

• Plains, NY, USA) was solubilized in ethanol (FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation, Osaka, Japan), and catC60, which was synthesized according to a previous report [20], or C60 (NOF AMERICA Corporation, White Plains, NY, USA) was solubilized in a 1:4 (vol:vol) mixture of DMSO (Nacalai Tesque Inc

Synthesis of benzo[f]quinazoline-1,3(2H,4H)-diones

• Ruben Manuel Figueira de Abreu,
• Peter Ehlers and
• Peter Langer

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2708–2719, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.228

• (right, λex = 400 nm) spectra of 5a, 5d, 5f, 5g, 5h, and 5i in dichloromethane (c = 1⋅10−5 M). Strategy for the synthesis of the cyclised product 5. Conditions: i) Br2 (2 equiv), Ac2O (1.5 equiv), AcOH, 25 °C, 1 h [65]; ii) Pd(PPh3)Cl2 (5 mol %), CuI (5 mol %), NEt3 (10 equiv), DMSO, 25 °C, 6 h; iii) Pd

Efficient modification of peroxydisulfate oxidation reactions of nitrogen-containing heterocycles 6-methyluracil and pyridine

• Alfiya R. Gimadieva,
• Yuliya Z. Khazimullina,
• Aigiza A. Gilimkhanova and
• Akhat G. Mustafin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2599–2607, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.219

• classes. Experimental 1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker Avance III 500 MHz spectrometer at 500.13 MHz (1H) and 125.73 MHz (13C) with 5 mm QNP sensors at a constant sample temperature of 298 K. The solvents were DMSO-d6, D2O, CDCl3 and the internal standard was SiMe4. Chemical shifts in the

Synthesis and cytotoxicity studies of novel N-arylbenzo[h]quinazolin-2-amines

• Battini Veeraiah,
• Kishore Ramineni,
• Dabbugoddu Brahmaiah,
• Nangunoori Sampath Kumar,
• Hélène Solhi,
• Rémy Le Guevel,
• Chada Raji Reddy,
• Frédéric Justaud and
• René Grée

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2592–2598, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.218

• bromides and other reagents were used as they were received from commercial suppliers, unless otherwise noted. THF and Et2O were dried over sodium-benzophenone and distilled prior to use. 1H NMR spectra were recorded at 300 and 400 MHz, and 13C NMR spectra at 75 and 100 MHz, in CDCl3 or DMSO-d6 using TMS

• reduced pressure to afford crude compound 2 as pale-yellow solid (65% yield). Its NMR data are in agreement with literature [5]. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6, δ ppm) 10.49 (s, 1H), 8.26 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.10 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.90 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.84–7.74 (m, 3H). Step 2: Synthesis of benzo[h

• , filtered and dried to get compound 3 as a brown colored solid (63% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6, δ ppm) 9.06 (s, 1H), 8.91 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.76–7.64 (m, 3H), 7.56 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (br s, 2H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6, δ ppm) 162.18, 161.31, 152.03, 136.05, 130.07

Base-promoted cascade recyclization of allomaltol derivatives containing an amide fragment into substituted 3-(1-hydroxyethylidene)tetronic acids

• Andrey N. Komogortsev,
• Constantine V. Milyutin and
• Boris V. Lichitsky

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2585–2591, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.217

• Unless otherwise stated, all starting chemicals were commercially available and were used as received. The starting compounds 1 were prepared by a procedure described in the literature [33][34]. NMR spectra were recorded with Bruker AM 300 (300 MHz) in DMSO-d6. Chemical shifts (ppm) are given relative to

• solvent signals (DMSO-d6: 2.50 ppm (1H NMR) and 39.52 ppm (13C NMR)). High-resolution mass spectra (HRMS) were obtained on a Bruker micrOTOF II instrument using electrospray ionization (ESI). The melting points were determined on a Kofler hot stage apparatus. A magnetic stirrer IKA C-MAG HS 7 was used for

• -ylidene)furan-2,4(3H,5H)-dione (4a). Pale yellow powder; yield 62% (0.25 g); mp 121–123 °C; 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.31–7.13 (m, 5H), 4.34 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H), 2.74 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 2.56–2.48 (m, 2H in DMSO), 2.46 (s, 3H), 2.14 (t, J = 11.8 Hz, 2H), 1.64–1.54 (m, 3H), 1.41–1.09 (m, 5H); 13C NMR

Transition-metal-free synthesis of arylboronates via thermal generation of aryl radicals from triarylbismuthines in air

• Yuki Yamamoto,
• Yuki Konakazawa,
• Kohsuke Fujiwara and
• Akiya Ogawa

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2577–2584, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.216

• quantitatively (Table 1, entry 8). Furthermore, instead of BTF, the reaction was carried out with similarly polar CHCl3, polar and aprotic CH3CN, DMF, DMSO, and protic EtOH, and it was found that BTF was the optimal solvent for the synthesis of 3a (Table 1, entry 2 vs entries 9–13). Based on the optimized

A review of recent advances in electrochemical and photoelectrochemical late-stage functionalization classified by anodic oxidation, cathodic reduction, and paired electrolysis

• Nian Li,
• Ruzal Sitdikov,
• Ajit Prabhakar Kale,
• Joost Steverlynck,
• Bo Li and
• Magnus Rueping

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2500–2566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.214

• anode and a foamed Ni cathode, at a constant current of 12 mA in DMSO at room temperature under atmospheric conditions. The reaction has been applied to more than 80 examples, including the late-stage functionalization of natural products and pharmaceuticals, as well as the synthesis and radiosynthesis

Visible-light-mediated flow protocol for Achmatowicz rearrangement

• Joachyutharayalu Oja,
• Sanjeev Kumar and
• Srihari Pabbaraja

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2493–2499, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.213

• more efficient processes and potentially higher yields compared to the batch processes [23]. The first photoredox-mediated Achmatowicz reaction was reported by Gilmore et al. [13] in batch mode utilizing furfuryl alcohols with Ru(bpy)3Cl2·6H2O as photocatalyst, Na2S2O8 as an oxidant and H2O/DMSO/MeCN

• Information File 1). This reactor was then exposed to sunlight/handmade LED to carry out the Achmatowicz rearrangement reaction. To test the model reaction's feasibility, a stock solution containing ethyl 3-(furan-2-yl)-3-hydroxypropanoate (2a)/Ru(bpy)3Cl2·6H2O/K2S2O8/ACN (2 mL)/DMSO (2 mL)/H2O (4 mL) as a

• details in Supporting Information File 1, Table S1, entries 10–18), it was discovered that a combination of ACN/DMSO/H2O solvent, K2S2O8 oxidant, Ru(bpy)3Cl2·6H2O photocatalyst, and 28–34 °C temperature were the best-suited and optimized reaction conditions. After optimization, our efforts were put

Facile preparation of fluorine-containing 2,3-epoxypropanoates and their epoxy ring-opening reactions with various nucleophiles

• Yutaro Miyashita,
• Sae Someya,
• Tomoko Kawasaki-Takasuka,
• Tomohiro Agou and
• Takashi Yamazaki

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2421–2433, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.206

• decreased the chemical yields as well as the diastereomeric ratios (Table 3, entries 1–4). The higher pKa values of the carbonyl α-proton of 4 (for example, the pKa values of the protons of X-CH2C(O)Ph in DMSO were reported to be 17.1 (X: PhS) [45] and 20.3 (X: Ph2N) [46]) would result in the contamination

• indicated DMSO as the best for the attainment of high yields and diastereoselectivity (entries 1–5 vs 6 in Table 4), we further examined bases in this solvent to find out that t-BuOK behaved nicely, and the reaction of 2b with 2.0 equiv of diethyl malonate for 0.5 h at room temperature furnished 93% yield

• , the isolated inseparable mixture of anti,syn-7a and -7b by the reaction of 2b and diethyl malonate was treated with an equimolar amount of DBU in DMSO (rt, 3 h) to furnish products which were identical to the ones obtained in entries 8 or 9 (Table 4). The relative stereochemistry of the isomerized

Efficient one-step synthesis of diarylacetic acids by electrochemical direct carboxylation of diarylmethanol compounds in DMSO

• Hisanori Senboku and
• Mizuki Hayama

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2392–2400, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.203

• , Japan 10.3762/bjoc.20.203 Abstract An efficient one-step synthesis of diarylacetic acids was successfully performed by electrochemical direct carboxylation of diarylmethanol compounds in DMSO. Constant-current electrolysis of diarylmethanol species in DMSO using a one-compartment cell equipped with a

• showing that electrochemical carboxylation of benzyl alcohols in the presence of Bu4NBH4 in DMF using graphite electrodes gave the corresponding carboxylic acids only in poor yield [18]. We recently found that DMSO is a more suitable solvent for electrochemical carboxylation of benzyl alcohols. Even

• though there was no electron-withdrawing group on the phenyl ring in the benzyl alcohols, electrochemical carboxylation of the benzyl alcohols in DMSO provided the corresponding phenylacetic acids in moderate yield by reductive C(sp3)–O bond cleavage followed by fixation of carbon dioxide at the benzylic

Synthesis, electrochemical properties, and antioxidant activity of sterically hindered catechols with 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-triazole, thiazole or pyridine fragments

• Daria A. Burmistrova,
• Andrey Galustyan,
• Nadezhda P. Pomortseva,
• Kristina D. Pashaeva,
• Maxim V. Arsenyev,
• Oleg P. Demidov,
• Mikhail A. Kiskin,
• Andrey I. Poddel’sky,
• Nadezhda T. Berberova and
• Ivan V. Smolyaninov

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2378–2391, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.202

• with a 1,2,4-triazole-5-thione ring was studied in a MeCN–DMSO mixture to increase its solubility. The first redox transition is detected at early potential values (0.85 V) which coincides with the value obtained for the corresponding starting thiol. However, there is a peak at E = −0.11 V on the

Stereoselective mechanochemical synthesis of thiomalonate Michael adducts via iminium catalysis by chiral primary amines

• Michał Błauciak,
• Dominika Andrzejczyk,
• Błażej Dziuk and
• Rafał Kowalczyk

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2313–2322, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.198

• -thiomalonate 3 was applied to cyclopentenone, which exhibits electrophilicity on the Mayer scale of −20.60 compared to cyclohexenone (E = −22.10, in DMSO) [41], comparable results were obtained both in solution and in a ball mill (Scheme 5). Therefore, a slightly more reactive electrophile does not

gem-Difluorination of carbon–carbon triple bonds using Brønsted acid/Bu₄NBF₄ or electrogenerated acid

• Mizuki Yamaguchi,
• Hiroki Shimao,
• Kengo Hamasaki,
• Keiji Nishiwaki,
• Shigenori Kashimura and
• Kouichi Matsumoto

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2261–2269, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.194

• , entry 6), but TfOH gave the product 2a in 72% yield (Table 1, entry 7). As for the solvent, CH3CN slightly afforded 2a, although N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) were not suitable for the reactions (Table 1, entries 8–10). A fluorine source, such as Bu4NF or BF3·Et2O, instead of

Cell-free protein synthesis with technical additives – expanding the parameter space of in vitro gene expression

• Tabea Bartsch,
• Stephan Lütz and
• Katrin Rosenthal

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2242–2253, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.192

• was set to ensure adequate mixing. DMSO and methanol are highly soluble in water, which facilitates handling. Their influence on the viscosity of the CFPS system is negligible, as can be seen in Table 2. The polarities of the different solvents cover a wide range to show the effect on CFPS and give

• water, is better accepted than DMSO. In vitro thscGAS-sfGFP production with additives The CPFS system used, or CFPS in general, is not further optimized for the production of thscGAS-sfGFP or other specific enzymes. By default, GFP is generally used as a model protein to optimize the composition of CFPS

• robust against various technical additives. The general trend is a decrease in protein concentration with increasing concentrations of additives, but still detectable amounts of product were reported with 10% of PEG, choline chloride/urea, betaine/ethylene glycol, DMSO, methanol, and n-hexane. The

Metal-free double azide addition to strained alkynes of an octadehydrodibenzo[12]annulene derivative with electron-withdrawing substituents

• Naoki Takeda,
• Shuichi Akasaka,
• Susumu Kawauchi and
• Tsuyoshi Michinobu

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2234–2241, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.191

• apparently smaller than those previously reported for the reaction between DBA-OHex and benzyl azide (Table S1 in Supporting Information File 1). However, the Ea values were previously measured in DMSO-d6 and C6D6, and it is known that there is a solvent polarity effect on the reactivity of SpAACs. In order

Natural resorcylic lactones derived from alternariol

• Joachim Podlech

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2171–2207, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.187

Novel truxene-based dipyrromethanes (DPMs): synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and photophysical properties

• Shakeel Alvi and
• Rashid Ali

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 2163–2170, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.186

• to get the anticipated compound 9. Synthesis of the 5,5,10,10,15,15-hexabutyl-10,15-dihydro-5H-diindeno[1,2-a:1',2'-c]fluorene (10): Pristine truxene 9 (4 g, 11.68 mmol), DMSO (35 mL), and t-BuOK (11.79 g, 105.12 mmol), were mixed in a two-necked round bottom (RB) flask (100 mL) under nitrogen

Harnessing the versatility of hydrazones through electrosynthetic oxidative transformations

• Aurélie Claraz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1988–2004, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.175

• ) [43]. In parallel, Sheng and Zhang et al. found that 2-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)aniline derivatives 38 could be electrochemically synthesized from isatins 35 and acylhydrazine 36. The transformation was carried out in an undivided cell at high temperature in DMSO using potassium iodide as supporting

1,2-Difluoroethylene (HFO-1132): synthesis and chemistry

• Liubov V. Sokolenko,
• Taras M. Sokolenko and
• Yurii L. Yagupolskii

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1955–1966, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.171

• ]. Additionally, when the reaction was performed using DMSO-d6 (or CD3CN) and CH3ONa, H/D exchange occurred already at ambient temperature (25 °C, 20 h) [78]. The formation of CDF=CDF was confirmed by NMR spectroscopy, namely by the change of signal multiplicity in the 19F NMR spectra of E- and Z-isomers of 1,2

Regioselective alkylation of a versatile indazole: Electrophile scope and mechanistic insights from density functional theory calculations

• Pengcheng Lu,
• Luis Juarez,
• Paul A. Wiget,
• Weihe Zhang,
• Krishnan Raman and
• Pravin L. Kotian

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1940–1954, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.170

• purified by chromatography (silica [24 g], eluting with EtOAc in hexane from 0–70%) to give methyl 5-bromo-1-alkyl-1H-indazole-3-carboxylate, in 90–98%. For 15a, 284.5 mg, 90%, as a white solid. Mp 141.3 °C; 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.19 (dd, J = 1.9, 0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (dd, J = 9.0, 0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.65

• (dd, J = 8.9, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 4.17 (s, 3H), 3.92 (s, 3H); 13C{1H} NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 161.8, 139.4, 132.7, 129.4, 124.1, 123.0, 116.0, 113.0, 51.8, 36.6; IR (KBr disk): 1722, 1466, 1433, 1395, 1354, 1289, 1200, 1183, 1153 cm−1; HRESIMS (m/z): [M + H]+ calcd for C10H10BrN2O2+, 268.9921; found

• ethyl acetate in hexane from 0–60%) to give methyl 5-bromo-2-alkyl-2H-indazole-3-carboxylate in 90–97% yield. For 16a, 291 mg, 92%, as a light pink solid. Mp 110.7 °C; 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 8.14 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (dd, J = 9.1, 0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (dd, J = 9.0, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 4.42 (s, 3H), 3.98

A new platform for the synthesis of diketopyrrolopyrrole derivatives via nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions

• Vitor A. S. Almodovar and
• Augusto C. Tomé

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 1933–1939, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.169

• + H+, 100%). Compound 3c. Yield: 53%; mp 252–256 °C; 1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 10.08 (s, 2H), 7.78 (AA’BB’, J = 8.7 Hz, 4H), 7.55–7.61 (m, 8H), 7.22 (AA’BB’, J = (8.7 Hz, 4H), 5.09 (s, 4H), 2.03 (s, 6H); 13C NMR (125 MHz, DMSO) δ (ppm) 169.1, 164.7, 161.2, 147.3, 139.9, 136.7, 131.6, 130.9

• , 130.6, 129.5, 126.4, 125.4, 120.4, 120.1, 109.3, 31.3, 24.5; 19F NMR (282 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) −131.31 to −131.54 (m, 4F), −137.94 to −138.07 (m, 4F); ESIMS m/z: 1011.0 (M + H+, 100%). Compound 3d. Yield: 56%; mp 249–251 °C; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ (ppm) 8.02 (AA’XX’, J = 9 Hz, 4H), 7.68 (AA’BB’, J

• %; mp 262–265 °C; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ (ppm) 7.66 (AA’BB’, J = 8.7 Hz, 4H), 7.47 (AA’BB’, J = 8.7 Hz, 4H), 7.28 (AA’BB’, J = 9 Hz, 4H), 6.75 (AA’BB’, J = 9 Hz, 4H), 5.09 (s, 4H), 1.70 (s, 4H), 1.34 (s, 12H), 0.70 (s, 18H); 13C NMR (125 MHz, DMSO) δ (ppm) 161.7, 154.7, 147.3, 145.8, 137.9, 129.9